Isaiah 64:12

64:11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

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Will you hold yourself back for these things, Yahweh? Will you keep silent, and punish us very severely?

Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Lord? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

Will you refrain yourself for these things, O LORD? will you hold your peace, and afflict us very sore?

What does Isaiah 64:12 mean?

Isaiah 64:12 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָפַק (ʼâphaq), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), חָשָׁה (châshâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Wilt

thou

refrainאָפַקʼâphaq/aw-fak'/H662to contain, i.e. (reflex.) abstain

thyself

for

these

things,

LORD?יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

wilt

thou

hold

thy

peace,חָשָׁהchâshâh/khaw-shaw'/H2814to hush or keep quiet

and

afflictעָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

very

sore?מְאֹדmᵉʼôd/meh-ode'/H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)

Topics

Affliction, Prayer Under Prayer

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 64:12.

Isaiah 42:14

I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. devour: Heb. swallow, or, sup up

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 64:12 say?

Isaiah 64:12 (King James Version) reads: "Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?"

Is Isaiah 64:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 64:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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